Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The boxing programme of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the Arena México. Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers.
| Boxing at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Arena México |
| Dates | October 13–26 |
| Competitors | 307 from 65 nations |
| Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| Light flyweight | men |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Light welterweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Light middleweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight |
Francisco Rodríguez.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
Jee Yong-ju.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
Hubert Skrzypczak.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland |
Harlan Marbley United States | |||
| Flyweight |
Ricardo Delgado Mexico |
Artur Olech Poland |
Servílio de Oliveira.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil |
Leo Rwabwogo Uganda | |||
| Bantamweight |
Valerian Sokolov Soviet Union |
Eridadi Mukwanga Uganda |
Eiji Morioka.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
| Chang Kyou-chul South Korea | |||
| Featherweight |
Antonio Roldán Mexico |
Al Robinson United States |
Philip Waruinge Kenya |
Ivan Mihailov.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | |||
| Lightweight |
Ronnie Harris United States |
Józef Grudzień Poland |
Zvonimir Vujin.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
Calistrat Cuțov.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | |||
| Light welterweight |
Jerzy Kulej Poland |
Enrique Regüeiferos Cuba |
Arto Nilsson Finland |
| Jim Wallington United States | |||
| Welterweight |
Manfred Wolke.svg.png.webp){kind=small} East Germany |
Joseph Bessala.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cameroon |
Mario Guilloti.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Argentina |
| Vladimir Musalimov Soviet Union | |||
| Light middleweight |
Boris Lagutin Soviet Union |
Rolando Garbey Cuba |
John Baldwin United States |
| Günther Meier West Germany | |||
| Middleweight |
Chris Finnegan Great Britain |
Aleksei Kiselyov Soviet Union |
Agustín Zaragoza Mexico |
| Alfred Jones United States | |||
| Light heavyweight |
Danas Pozniakas Soviet Union |
Ion Monea Romania |
Georgi Stankov Bulgaria |
| Stanisław Dragan Poland | |||
| Heavyweight |
George Foreman United States |
Jonas Čepulis Soviet Union |
Giorgio Bambini Italy |
| Joaquín Rocha Mexico |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | -48kg | -51kg | -54kg | -57kg | -60kg | -63.5kg | -67kg | -71kg | -75kg | -81kg | +81kg | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||
 Australia | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
 Austria | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Burma | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
| Cameroon | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ceylon | X | 1 | ||||||||||
 Chile | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
 Chinese Taipei | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
 Costa Rica | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
| Cuba | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 | |
 Czechoslovakia | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
 Denmark | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
 Dominican Republic | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ecuador | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
| East Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
| Finland | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
 France | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
 Ghana | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||
| Great Britain | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
 Guatemala | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
 Guyana | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
 Hungary | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
 Ireland | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
| Italy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
 Jamaica | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
| Kenya | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
 Mali | X | 1 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
 Morocco | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
 Netherlands | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
 Nicaragua | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
 Niger | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
 Nigeria | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
 Norway | X | 1 | ||||||||||
 Peru | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
| Poland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Puerto Rico | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
| Romania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | ||
 Sierra Leone | X | 1 | ||||||||||
| South Korea | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||
| Soviet Union | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sudan | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
 Sweden | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
 Tanzania | X | 1 | ||||||||||
 Thailand | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tunisia | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
 Turkey | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
| Uganda | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | |||
| United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
 Uruguay | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
| Venezuela | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
| West Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | |||
| Yugoslavia | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Zambia | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
| Total: 64 NOCs | 24 | 25 | 39 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 308 |
Further reading
- Florio, John; Shapiro, Ouisie (2013). One Punch from the Promised Land: Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title. Lyons Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-7627-8300-7.
References
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